Gloria Dickson
Biography
Gloria Dickson (born Thais Alalia Dickerson; August 13, 1917 – April 10, 1945) was an American stage and screen actress of the 1930s and 1940s. In April 1936, as she worked in a production of the Federal Theatre Project, she was spotted by Warner Bros. talent scout Max Arnow, who signed her to a contract. Her film debut in 1937's They Won't Forget landed her on the top of Hollywood's short list of important up-and-comers, a distinction that garnered her enormous publicity. In Autumn 1937, she was on many magazine covers and was the subject of several major movie magazine articles, with titles such as The Luckiest Girl in the World and New Star of the Year.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
They Made Me a Criminal
as Peggy
1939
They Won't Forget
as Sybil Hale
1937
Lady of Burlesque
as Dolly Baxter
1943
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
as Mrs. Keppler / Evelyn Fenton Cartwright
1943
Racket Busters
as Nora Jordan
1938
Power of the Press
as Edwina Stephens
1943
On Your Toes
as Peggy Porterfield
1939
The Cowboy Quarterback
as Evelyn Corey
1939
Gold Diggers in Paris
as Mona Verdivere
1938
The Big Boss
as Sue Peters
1941
Secrets of an Actress
as Mrs. Carla Orr
1938
Private Detective
as Mona Lannon
1939
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Heart of the North
as Joyce MacMillan
1938
Rationing
as Miss McCue
1944
This Thing Called Love
as Florence Bertrand
1940
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Cleo Arden
1942
I Want a Divorce
as Wanda Holland
1940
Tear Gas Squad
as Jerry Sullivan
1940
No Place to Go
as Gertrude Plummer
1939